Software Developer

AM Specialty Insurance Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Leadership exposure

Job summary

AM Specialty Insurance Group is seeking a Software Engineer to own and evolve our full technical stack from the ground up. You will report to the VP of Engineering and shape architecture decisions, tooling, and product direction as we scale.

You will build and maintain a full-stack application, design Shopify integrations, manage AWS infrastructure, and develop data models for insurance product delivery and merchant analytics. A high-autonomy role with direct impact on tech direction.

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong full-stack proficiency across frontend and backend.
• Solid AWS experience (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, S3).
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and React.
• Experience with Node.js and RESTful or event-driven APIs.
• Comfort with PostgreSQL or DynamoDB and NoSQL databases.
• Self-starter who ships without a spec and takes ownership.
• Strong communication with non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the full-stack application across frontend, backend, APIs, and infrastructure.
• Design and implement integrations with Shopify and other e-commerce platforms.
• Own AWS infrastructure: deployment pipelines, serverless functions, databases, event-driven architectures.
• Develop data models and workflows for insurance product delivery, claims processing, and merchant analytics.
• Collaborate with the CEO to translate business priorities into technical execution.
• Implement A/B testing frameworks, analytics instrumentation, and conversion tooling.
• Establish engineering best practices: CI/CD, code review, testing, documentation, and monitoring.
• Make architectural choices to scale the platform from dozens to thousands of merchants.

Skills

Full-stack

AWS proficiency

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Node.js

Relational/NoSQL DBs

Self-starter

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Shopify API

Terraform

CDK

CloudFormation

Supabase

Job description

We are contracting a Software Engineer to own and evolve our full technical stack. You will report directly to the VP of Engineering and have significant influence over architecture decisions, tooling, and product direction. This is a high-autonomy role for someone who wants to build something meaningful from the early stages and grow as the team scales.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain our full-stack application across frontend, backend, APIs, and infrastructure
• Design and implement integrations with Shopify and other e-commerce platforms
• Own our AWS infrastructure: deployment pipelines, serverless functions, databases, event-driven architectures
• Develop data models and workflows that support insurance product delivery, claims processing, and merchant analytics
• Collaborate directly with the CEO to translate business priorities into technical execution
• Implement A/B testing frameworks, analytics instrumentation, and conversion optimization tooling
• Establish engineering best practices: CI/CD, code review, testing, documentation, and monitoring
• Make architectural choices that allow the platform to scale from dozens of merchants to thousands

What We're Looking For

• 2 to 6 years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong full-stack proficiency: you can build a clean frontend and a reliable backend
• Solid experience with AWS services (Lambda, DynamoDB, EventBridge, S3, API Gateway, or similar)
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and at least one modern frontend framework (React preferred)
• Experience with Node.js and building RESTful or event-driven APIs
• Comfort working with relational and/or NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Supabase, etc.)
• Self-starter mentality: you thrive with ambiguity, take ownership, and ship without waiting for a spec
• Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Shopify app development, Shopify APIs, or the Shopify ecosystem
• Familiarity with e-commerce platforms, checkout flows, or post-purchase experiences
• Background in insurtech, fintech, or regulated industries
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation)
• Prior experience at an early-stage startup or as a founding/first engineer
• Familiarity with Supabase and webhook-driven architectures

What We Offer

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Direct access to leadership and outsized impact on product and company direction
• Health benefits and PTO

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.